DNA ties 2006 Oregon mayor to Washington beach remains, ending cold case
Skeletal remains found in 2006 on a Quinault Nation beach in Grays Harbor County, Washington, have been identified as Edwin Asher, a former Fossil, Oregon mayor who disappeared in 2006 during a crabbing trip and was presumed drowned. The identity was confirmed by Othram through DNA analysis and investigative genetic genealogy, closing a decades-long mystery surrounding his disappearance.